Bokine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Bokine

What does the name Bokine mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Bokine comes from when the family resided in a village of Bocking, in the county of Essex near Braintree

Early Origins of the Bokine family

The surname Bokine was first found in Essex, at Bocking, a parish, in the union of Braintree, hundred of Hinckford. 1

However, one of the first records of the family was Ralph Bocking (d. 1270), a Dominican friar, stated to have been a native of Chichester. "He was the private confessor of Richard Wych, who held the see of Chichester from 1245 till his death in 1253. " 2

Early History of the Bokine family

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Bokine Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bokine has been recorded under many different variations, including Bocking, Boking, Bokings, Bockyng, Bockinges and others.

Early Notables of the Bokine family

Edward Bocking, (d. 1534) a Benedictine monk famous for his opposition to King Henry VIII. He was the leading supporter of Elizabeth Barton, the nun of Kent. "A few months after Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn (28 May 1533), the nun's continued denunciations of the king's conduct led...
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Migration of the Bokine family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bokine or a variant listed above: Richard Bocking, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741.

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print